fait accompli
accomplished fact | an irreversible accomplishment |
fraud in fact
positive fraud | actual deceit, concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another |
verdict
finding of fact | (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision, can be used in formulating a judgment |
custom-made
custom-built | an item made to the customer's specifications |
| ready-made | a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase, their apartment was furnished with ready-mades |
reservoir artificial lake
man-made lake | lake used to store water for community use |
| tailor-made | custom-made clothing |
| fact | a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred, first you must collect all the facts of the case |
| matter of fact | a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact |
| scientific fact | an observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final) |
| fact | a concept whose truth can be proved, scientific hypotheses are not facts |
| fact | a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened, he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts |
question of fact
matter of fact | a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide |
| accessory after the fact | a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony |
| accessory before the fact | a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration |
| accessory during the fact | a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it |
entrepreneur
enterpriser | someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it |
Tarquin
Tarquin the Proud
Tarquinius
Tarquinius Superbus
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus | according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from toBC) |
indicative mood
indicative
declarative mood
declarative
common mood
fact mood | a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact |
| fact | an event known to have happened or something known to have existed, your fears have no basis in fact, how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell |
| proud flesh | the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer |
man-made fiber
synthetic fiber | fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes |
counterfactual
contrary to fact | going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) |
custom-made
custom | made according to the specifications of an individual |
bespoke
bespoken
made-to-order tailored
tailor-made | (of clothing) custom-made |
custom-built
made-to-order | built for a particular individual |
| ready-made | made for purchase and immediate use |
| made | produced by a manufacturing process, bought some made goods at the local store, rope and nails |
| camp-made | made as part of the arts-and-crafts program at summer camp, my camp-made leather wallet |
| machine-made | made by machine |
| factory-made | produced in quantity at a factory |
| ready-made | commercially produced, not homemade, ready-made clothes |
fact-finding
investigative
investigatory | designed to find information or ascertain facts, a fact-finding committee, investigative reporting |
| new-made | newly made, the aroma of new-made bread |
gallant
lofty
majestic
proud | having or displaying great dignity or nobility, a gallant pageant, lofty ships, majestic cities, proud alpine peaks |
| made | (of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order, a neatly made bed |
man-made
semisynthetic
synthetic | not of natural origin, prepared or made artificially, man-made fibers, synthetic leather |
cliched
ready-made | repeated regularly without thought or originality, ready-made phrases |
| made-up | having been paved |
matter-of-fact
pragmatic
pragmatical | concerned with practical matters, a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem, a matter-of-fact account of the trip |
| proud | feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth, or being a reason for pride, proud parents, proud of his accomplishments, a proud moment, proud to serve his country, a proud name, proud princes |
| house-proud | proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep |
pleased
proud of(p) | feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth, proud of their child |
| purse-proud | proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction) |
purpose-built
purpose-made | designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose |
matter-of-fact
prosaic | not fanciful or imaginative, local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones, a prosaic and unimaginative essay |
| made | successful or assured of success, now I am a made man forever- Christopher Marlowe |
| self-made | having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts, a self-made millionaire |
| well-made | skillfully constructed |
in fact
in point of fact
as a matter of fact | in reality or actuality, in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived, painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated, as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father |